Extreme weather events: Should drinking water quality management systems adapt to changing risk profiles?

SJ Khan, D Deere, FDL Leusch, A Humpage… - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Among the most widely predicted and accepted consequences of global climate change are
increases in both the frequency and severity of a variety of extreme weather events. Such …

Fecal source tracking, the indicator paradigm, and managing water quality

KG Field, M Samadpour - Water research, 2007 - Elsevier
Fecal source tracking is used because standard methods of measuring fecal contamination
in water by enumerating fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) do not identify the sources of the …

Seasonal relationships among indicator bacteria, pathogenic bacteria, Cryptosporidium oocysts, Giardia cysts, and hydrological indices for surface waters within an …

G Wilkes, T Edge, V Gannon, C Jokinen, E Lyautey… - Water research, 2009 - Elsevier
The South Nation River basin in eastern Ontario, Canada is characterized by mixed
agriculture. Over 1600 water samples were collected on a bi-weekly basis from up to 24 …

A study of the microbial quality of grey water and an evaluation of treatment technologies for reuse

GP Winward, LM Avery, R Frazer-Williams, M Pidou… - Ecological …, 2008 - Elsevier
The reuse of grey water for non-potable water applications is a potential solution for water-
deprived regions worldwide. Adequate treatment of grey water prior to reuse is important to …

Criteria for selection of surrogates used to study the fate and control of pathogens in the environment

RG Sinclair, JB Rose, SA Hashsham… - Applied and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
This article defines the term surrogate as an organism, particle, or substance used to study
the fate of a pathogen in a specific environment. Pathogenic organisms, nonpathogenic …

Machine learning and explainable artificial intelligence for the prevention of waterborne cryptosporidiosis and giardiosis

P Ligda, N Mittas, GZ Kyzas, E Claerebout, S Sotiraki - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Cryptosporidium and Giardia are important parasitic protozoa due to their zoonotic potential
and impact on human health, and have often caused waterborne outbreaks of disease …

Particle-size distribution as indicator for fecal bacteria contamination of drinking water from karst springs

M Pronk, N Goldscheider, J Zopfi - Environmental Science & …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Continuous monitoring of particle-size distribution (PSD), total organic carbon (TOC),
turbidity, discharge and physicochemical parameters, together with analyses of fecal …

Microbial contamination detection in water resources: interest of current optical methods, trends and needs in the context of climate change

AV Jung, P Le Cann, B Roig, O Thomas… - International Journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Microbial pollution in aquatic environments is one of the crucial issues with regard to the
sanitary state of water bodies used for drinking water supply, recreational activities and …

Extreme events, water quality and health: A participatory Bayesian risk assessment tool for managers of reservoirs

E Bertone, O Sahin, R Richards, A Roiko - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Elsevier
Extreme weather events pose major challenges for the delivery of safe drinking water,
especially in a country like Australia. As a consequence, a participatory Bayesian Network …

A generic, process‐based model of microbial pollution in aquatic systems

MR Hipsey, JP Antenucci… - Water Resources …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Based on a comprehensive synthesis of data available within the literature, a new process‐
based model of microbial pollution is presented, which is applicable for surface and coastal …